Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
The spiritual leader of the Monastery of St. Macarius, Father
Mattā al-Miskīn [Reviewer:
Matthew the poor], has passed away at the age of 87 after a life of great
and fruitful labor for the welfare
of human beings.
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
Rumors went
around that Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of Alexandria and the See of St. Mark, had traveled to Germany
to
undergo a backbone surgery. Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, Bishop Marqus, criticizes some
private
newspapers, which he says have published false rumors about...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
A few days ago,
Father Mattā al-Miskīn
[Matthew the poor] passed away at the age of 87, leaving behind a legacy of
books on monastic life. In his book,
al-Kanīsa wa al-Dawla [The church and the state], Father al
-Miskīn warned against sowing
sedition between Muslims and Christians in Egypt,...
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Eulogy in memory of Father Matta El-Meskeen
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
In memory of Abouna Matta El Meskeen.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
An obituary of Father Matta al-Miskeen, the abbot of Anba Maqar Monastery in Wadi al-Natroun.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
The author writes
a short biography of Father Matta al-Miskīn [Matthew the poor],
the spiritual father of the Monastery of St.
Makarios in Wādī al-Natroun.
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2006 to Friday, June 16, 2006
A review of the
death of Father Matta al-Maskīn, who led a mystical life at the desert and was an inspiration to many
young
monks, at the age of 87.
Date of source: Sunday, December 7, 2003
Father Matta Al-Meskeen is the most controversial monk in the Coptic Orthodox Church. Despite the fact that he has become one of the symbols of Coptic thinking all over the world, his writings are attacked by some of the leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Yet, many believe he is “God´s...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 28, 2003
The author comments on the ideas and writings of Father Matta Al-Miskeen, which he believes tries to consolidate a spiritual tendency that is away from fanaticism.